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Fresh Mango: February 02, 2022

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  Fresh Mango 8 new releases that are worth checking out! 8 short reviews.  If available on Spotify, one song each will also be added to the  MangoRotation playlist  (MR) for 14 days. Want to advertise on MangoWave? Send a request to rmangowave@gmail.com 800 Throats - Day of the Woman   ( MR ) (18:31, EP, Digital, Epictronic Records , 28/01/2022) During lockdowns, Psytrance, EDM, and Dubstep artist LUKA could not play live gigs, and thus the musician from Johannesburg, South Africa tried out something new. The result are the two EPs " The Madness " and " Day of the Woman ". For the project 800 Throats, LUKA does not focus on dance movs or psychedelic atmosphere. On the contrary, this is an extremely dark and claustrophobic mix of Dungeon Synth, Industrial Metal, and nightmares - an amazingly thrilling sonic horror story. Day Of The Woman by 800 Throats VVORSE - Kurjien Elegia   ( MR ) (34:36, Album, CD/Digital, selfrelease, 28/01/2022) Quartet VVORSE from...

Album Review: Arhat - Dead Life (2020)

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Picture Credit: Arhat Artwork: Dmytro Yurchenko Arhat - Dead Life Release Date: December 23, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 43:13 Genre: Technical Death Metal / Groove Metal Origin: Kyiv , Ukraine "Dead Life" is the debut by Kyiv's Arhat which was released in late December of  2020. The band plays an intense mix of Tec Death and Groove Metal. But that is not all. "Dead Life" features influences from Oriental harmonies and Slavic tunes. Those musical impacts fit the theme of the album and its lyrics as vocalist Alex  tells about history and mythology of the peoples of the Orient and Central Asia. The lyrics were written by Oleksandr Kharechko . Outstanding feature on "Dead Life" are the drums by Dmytro "La De Vill" Sychov . Plenty of fills, changes in accentuation and accurate blasts are the havy backbone of Arhat's music. The rhythms get evn more interesting when percussionist Petro Pavlovsky  joins in. The bass by Anton...